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Ekphrastia Gone Wild is an anthology of ekphrastic poetry - poetry inspired by other works of art (including painting, film, literature, photography and more) including work by Nobel Prize winning poet Wislawa Szymborska along with a roster of 87 poets from all over the world including Suzanne Lummis, Laurel Ann Bogen, Jerry Quickly, Brendan Constantine, Gerald Locklin, Robert Wynne and many more, edited by Los Angeles poet Rick Lupert

Nothing in New England is New is Rick Lupert's 15th collection of poetry and latest in his poetic travelogue series. This edition takes you through such exotic American locations as Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Salem, Boston and Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Providence Rhode Island where they set the river on fire. Ride with Lupert's trademark wit down the highways of New England. Unexpected turns will be taken, Ekphrastic Observations will be made. You will laugh. You will question your own underwear. You will want to set your local river on fire. As always, clothing is optional. "Rick Lupert is a writer's chef. He used to be a writer's writer. Tomorrow he could be dead. You will be pleased at the way he masterfully sees something and then somehow manages to find a piece of paper and then write down something that is in no way reflective of what he truly saw. He is like a liar and a simile. If you want to laugh, there's this book or anything on NBC pre-1986." Derrick Brown, Write Bloody Publishing

Turn out the light, then turn it back on, then do it again...someone outside is watching and this is the code they need to see. Read this book and enter a world where the night goes on all night. Conceived as part of the Los Angeles Poetry Festival's "Night and the City", 2011 Noir Festival, this collection was released as part of the "Valley Noir" event at the Cobalt Cafe in Canoga Park. It includes noir-inspired new and selected poems from E. Amato, Michael C. Ford, Michael Cluff, Brendan Constantine, Mike Daily, Gloria Derge, Peggy Dobreer, Jerry Garcia, Joelle Hannah, Kris Huelgas, Elizabeth Iannaci, Jack Bowman, Ruth Nolan, Marc Olmsted, Kevin Patrick Sullivan, Angela Penaredondo, Douglas Richardson, Anthony Seidman, Eric Steineger, Eric Tuazon, Mehnaz Turner, Wyatt Underwood, Wanda VanHoy Smith and Florence Weinberger. Edited by Los Angeles poet and Cobalt Cafe series curator Rick Lupert.

Rick Lupert's 13th collection of poetry, written during a week-long adventure in, and on the way to and from, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Rivers are crossed, food is eaten, French is spoken, art is looked at...and it is all disassembled with Lupert's characteristic wit. This poetic travelogue is a must for fans of Lupert's work and anyone who is considering travelling to Montreal...or who has ever been...or who has ever heard the word "Montreal." Sinzibuckwud is the native Canadian word for "Drawn from Wood"...as in maple syrup. Sweetness is also drawn from these poems...Sugar off with Lupert.

A new collection of humorous European poetry from poetic observationalist Rick Lupert, master of the poetic travelogue. Join Rick as he travels through Amsterdam with Rembrandt and Van Gough and discovers his hesitance with the city's slogan "I Am Amsterdam." Taste Belgium's chocolate and beer in the cities of Brussels and Brugge (that's how THEY spell it.) Stop in to Magritte's house. Re-visit Paris, its cheese. its Monet, its wild eyed man with a giant toothbrush in Montmartre. Travel through Europe with Rick Lupert as his wife earnestly tries to get the pen away from him. Rediscover your poetic sense of humor...put these poems in your mouth.

Someone recently described reading Rick Lupert's work as a similar experience to getting kicked in the teeth. He responded by recommending a good dentist. This was a sham as he had not been to the dentist in several years. The best he could do would be to front with 1-800-DENTIST and hope for the best. By the way, this book was not endorsed by 1-800-DENTIST but the author wishes them the best. What exactly does it mean to be one's own Orange County? It's about being self critical. When you read your poetry in Orange County, you'll find the audience more interactive; often critiquing your poem outloud while you read it. (It's not that he doesn't think dental hygiene is important. He brushes and flosses every day. His teeth are fine. He has no problem smiling with his mouth open. In fact, he is doing so right now.) This is Lupert's second book. It features many of the poems he'd had published various places, as well as things so special that only he agreed to publish them.

A reverse trip through the American Revolution starting in Boston and then quickly heading to London through the Lupert filter. Wry observational poetry experienced through rides on the Tube, a fake axe, and a healthy sampling of beer. The essential poetic travel guide through London.

36 Poets reinterpret the traditional themes and text of the Passover Haggadah through their own unique lenses. Edited by Los Angeles Poet Rick Lupert (Creator of the Poetry Super Highway) Includes work from Helen Bar-Lev, Lynne Bronstein, Salvatore Buttaci, Howard Camner, Larry Colker, devin davis, Barbara Elovic, Robert Klein Engler, David Gershator, Leslie Halpern, Claudia Handler, Daniel Y. Harris, Elizabeth Iannaci, Marc Jampole, Rachel Kann, Beth Kanter, Peggy Landsman, Michael Levy, Jake Marmer, Ellyn Maybe, Heather McNaugher, Daniel Olivas, Judith Pacht, Jaimes Palacio, Jonathan Penton, Joan Pond, Lanie Shanzyra P. Rebancos, Richard Schiffman, G. David Schwartz, Adam Shechter, Diana Sher, Scott Alixander Sonders, Julia Stein, S. Thomas Summers, Pam Ward and Misha Weidman.

Poetry written on a 10 day trip to Israel by Los Angeles humorous, observationalist poet Rick Lupert. From the introduction: Sunday December 26, 1999 I received a phone call from one of my co-workers asking if I could leave for Israel three days later because she was sick and couldn't go. A solid three seconds of thought later I had determined that there was absolutely no reason why I couldn't. So I did. And there I was for ten days leading a group of college students around the Holy Land with my guitar at hand and cats everywhere. This book isn't really about the cats, but trust me, they were there; at the Western Wall, on top of Masada, in front of the desert hotel at four in the morning, and outside of Mr. Li's Kosher Chinese Food restaurant in Jerusalem. What can one say? "Meow," I suppose. Israel is an amazing country. At any location you are a stone's throw from several other countries. If you've ever watched the news, you know that sometimes stones are thrown.

Rick is a poet with a real genius for the subtle ironic humor of absurd situations. He holds all the wild cards. He even violates the rules of agreement in the next to last line of Freeway of Love - to underline the aesthetic paradox of "relationship" in a universe of radical solpsism. And that is truly surreal. People are travelling everywhere in this book: Chicago, San Francisco, Istanbul. But the best trip of all is the fishing poem: an hallucinatory plunge into the chthonic troustream of the imagination. If you're already a Rick Lupert fan, you've got to have this book: you can't possibly live without it. If you're not yet familiar with his work, buy it, read it, and fall in love. You'll soon find yourself stalking him outside of the Poetry Super Highway studios just to get a fleeting glimpse of his shadow. You'll send him emails, begging to take care of the cat while he goes on vacation. Etc. This is a classic. Pat Cohee, September 2001

100 pages of new poems written in love in some of the most amazing places on earth. A full length collection of travel-poetry from Los Angeles poet Rick Lupert written in the author's witty, surreal, and accessible style. Sample poems on the author's website at http: //poetrysuperhighway.com/byg.html

It was time to visit the big city. Sure, the city I live in is bigger; but that's not important. New York is the BIG CITY...it's certainly taller than Los Angeles. There's a lot to be said for compacting everything onto an island. Feel free to say any of those things. I'm not going to say them for you. Opinions are expensive in these parts. Send me a dollar, and I'll tell you what I think. I like Islands. Brooklyn is not an Island. There is fabulous Mexican food there. The kind of food you wouldn't find on an island. The kind of food I wouldn't expect to find east of Arizona. So meet my trip to New York City. Someone once said to me "Oh you with your books about the places you've been." It's true. New York is a place, and I have been there, and this book is all poems that I wrote there, except for the last two which I wrote in New Jersey, and the first few which I wrote on the way there. But the rest of them in the middle...oh yes, those were written in New York City.

Humorous travel poems written through the author's unique filter. From the introduction by Brendan Constantine: "Rick Lupert is an honest poet. He has an honest face. His mouth is honest. His words are honest. The sentences he makes with those words are honest. Even the complete fabrications that emerge from the pages of his latest book positively sizzle with integrity. When, for instance, he describes his recent trip to England and the fascinating encounters he has with the people of that proud country, you can almost believe that he went there. My Irish mother used to say (the others hardly spoke to me unless I pretended to be my sister) 'There is nothing crazy about thinking there are Englishmen hiding behind the sofa. The craziness is in looking for them'. Well folks, so keen are the subtleties of Mr. Lupert's poetry, the reader may wonder if closing the cover of this slender book is enough to keep the British Commonwealth described therein from running amuck in your home."

Selected poems written from the Lupert perspective inspired by (and sometimes loosely so) the experience of being Jewish. Includes the humorous classics "I Come From Eastern Europe (I've got so much body hair, it's not even funny)" and "Debbie Friedman The Cat." Rick Lupert has been sharing these poems with delighted audiences for years.

Rick Lupert's 27th poetry collection and latest humorous travelogue written in Savannah, Georgia (where ghosts inhabit the poems), Charleston, South Carolina (where the lady who gives out cookies is among the nicest people you'll ever meet), Asheville, North Carolina (the east coast's contribution to "weird" cities), and Charlotte, North Carolina, where ducks and frogs roam the streets without a single care. Join Rick and his mostly willing travel companion Addie as they explore all there is to do, see, and eat in the south. You'll eat biscuits. You'll be in the spot where the Civil War started. You'll wander through "Chicken Alley." Stow away on this hilarious, poetic vacation. It's much cheaper than buying plane tickets.

Rick Lupert's 25th collection of poems and latest travelogue written in Japan while visiting Tokyo, Kyoto, and Hiroshima, follows in the footsteps of Richard Brautigan and is loosely inspired by his title The Tokyo-Montana Express. Follow Lupert through Japan with his signature wit and poet's eye as your guide, as he stands in the mysterious "stick line", as indescribable food is put in his mouth (and described anyway), as a monkey crawls on his head, as Hiroshima looms at the end of it all."One of the smartest, funniest poets around." -Alexis Rhone Fancher, poetry editor, Cultural Weekly, seven-time Pushcart nominee"One of my favorite poets" -Amber Tamblyn, author and actress"Rick Lupert is a writer's chef" - Derrick Brown, poet and publisher, Write Bloody Publishing"I know of no other poet able to establish intimacy with the audience as fast as Rick Lupert." - Brendan Constantine, poet, teacher, Red Hen Press and Write Bloody Publishing."Rick Lupert is a treasure. His poetry surprises us with a unique perspective that is both tender and wise. In a live environment I find Rick delightfully funny and arrestingly poignant." - Dan Nichols, Touring Jewish Musician"Rick has a voice and style of his own. His take on life will show you things you have never seen or imagined before!" - Craig Taubman, Music Pioneer, Community Organizer

Rick Lupert's 23rd collection of poems and latest travelogue written on the go in Memphis, Nashville, and Louisville. Two music cities, the birthplace of rock and Roll, Martin Luther King's final steps and barrels full of bourbon are no escape from Lupert's keen poetic eye and wit."One of the smartest, funniest poets around." -Alexis Rhone Fancher, poetry editor, Cultural Weekly, seven-time Pushcart nominee"One of my favorite poets" -Amber Tamblyn, author and actress"Rick Lupert is a writer's chef" - Derrick Brown, poet and publisher, Write Bloody Publishing"I know of no other poet able to establish intimacy with the audience as fast as Rick Lupert." - Brendan Constantine, poet, teacher, Red Hen Press and Write Bloody Publishing."Rick Lupert is a treasure. His poetry surprises us with a unique perspective that is both tender and wise. In a live environment I find Rick delightfully funny and arrestingly poignant." - Dan Nichols, Touring Jewish Musician"Rick has a voice and style of his own. His take on life will show you things you have never seen or imagined before!" - Craig Taubman, Music Pioneer, Community Organizer

A poem for each of the weekly Torah portions, written by Los Angeles poet Rick Lupert who immersed himself in the weekly text and came out on the other side with a poem that adds humor, modern insight, and "reverent irreverence" to his interpretations of these ancient stories around which modern-day Judaism has developed. This collection of Jewish poetry adds to Lupert's growing canon of Judaic liturgy interpretations which have found receptive audiences and readers, from all over the world, who are seeking modern interpretations of our oldest text.With just a few exquisite words, Rick Lupert fills in the white spaces between the Torah's words, and offers holy insight, life wisdom, reverent irreverence, and sacred depth. It takes a poet to find the poetry of Torah, and a great teacher to share it. Rick is both. His book is a gift to us all. -Rabbi Ed FeinsteinOne can always count on Rick to see things in ways that we would not otherwise have seen them. He has succeeded in finding messages within each parashah that are simultaneously uniquely personal and entirely universal. Humor and depth abound. Rick amplifies the timeless nature of the words of Torah, and fills each page with new perspectives.-Cantor Ellen DreskinRick Lupert's poetry is witty, knowing, wise, and a tonic to the seeking soul.-Rabbi David Wolpe